Obviously the guidelines are a serious document with a serious purpose: making sure that broadcasters know when they're being offensive, so there's no excuse for sneaky racism or accidental offence, and for preventing discrimination. That's a good thing.

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But it's also a truth universally acknowledged that rude words are hilarious and being serious about them is doubly so. With that in mind, here are the funniest highlights of broadcast watchdog Ofcom's "Attitudes to potentially offensive language and gestures on TV and radio" document.